Contrack International, Inc., McLean, Va., was awarded on April 29 a $34,109,701 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the design and construction of intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance complex in Shindand, Afghanistan. Work will be performed in Shindand, Afghanistan, with an estimated completion date of March 12, 2012. Forty-one bids were solicited, with 11 bids received. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Middle East District, Winchester, Va., is the contracting activity (W912ER-11-C-0038).

Pride Industries, Roseville, Calif., was awarded on April 29 a $20,880,246 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the second of four financial options in support of maintenance and operations services at Fort Polk and the Joint Readiness Training Center. Work will be performed in Fort Polk, La., with an estimated completion date of April 30, 2014. One bid was solicited, with one bid received. The U.S. Army Mission & Installation Contracting Command, Fort Polk, La., is the contracting activity (W9124J-09-C-0014).

M+W U.S., Inc., Plano, Texas, was awarded on May 3 a $14,090,156 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the construction and renovation and storage warehouses and other building at Tira, Israel, for the Israeli Ministry of Defense. Work will be performed in Israel, with an estimated completion date of April 10, 2013. The bid was solicited through the Internet, with four bids received. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Europe District, Wiesbaden, Germany, is the contracting activity (W912GB-11-C-0011).

US Motor Works, LLC, Sante Fe Springs, Calif., was awarded on May 3 a $7,551,128 sole-source, firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the procurement of 133 trucks; 33 spare diesel engines; eight fault diagnostic computers; one lot of spare parts; and training for the government of Egypt. Work will be performed in Louisville, Ky.; Tulsa, Okla.; and Sante Fe Springs, Calif., with an estimated completion date of May 3, 2011. One bid was solicited with one bid received. The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV-11-C-0293).

EFW, Inc., Fort Worth, Texas, was awarded on May 3 a $6,873,536 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the procurement of mortar fire control system components. Work will be performed in Fort Worth, Texas, with an estimated completion date of April 30, 2014. The bid was solicited through the Internet, with two bids received. The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Picatinny, N.J., is the contracting activity (W15QKN-09-D-0009).

CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla., - 5 May, 2011: The U.S. Air Force and Lockheed Martin [NYSE : LMT] are ready to launch the first Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous (GEO-1) spacecraft on Friday, May 6 aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V launch vehicle from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. The launch window is 2:14 p.m. EDT to 2:54 p.m. EDT. A live launch broadcast will begin at 1:54 p.m. EDT and will be accessible via the ULA webcast.

SBIRS GEO-1 will enhance early warning of missile launches around the globe, support the nation's ballistic missile defense system, greatly expand our technical intelligence gathering capability, and provide enhanced situational awareness for warfighters on the battlefield.

“SBIRS GEO-1 represents the dawn of a new era in overhead persistent infrared surveillance that will greatly improve national security for years to come,” said Brig Gen (select) Roger W. Teague, the U.S. Air Force’s Infrared Space Systems Directorate director. “We look forward to getting this next generation system on orbit and delivering its enhanced capabilities to the warfigher.”

The GEO-1 satellite includes highly sophisticated scanning and staring sensors that will deliver enhanced infrared sensitivity and a reduction in area revisit times over the current constellation. The scanning sensor will provide a wide area surveillance of missile launches and natural phenomena across the earth, while the staring sensor will be tasked to observe smaller areas of interest with enhanced sensitivity.

“SBIRS GEO-1 represents the dawn of a new era in overhead persistent infrared surveillance that will greatly improve national security for years to come,” said Brig Gen (select) Roger W. Teague, the U.S. Air Force’s Infrared Space Systems Directorate director. “We look forward to getting this next generation system on orbit and delivering its enhanced capabilities to the warfigher.”

The GEO-1 satellite includes highly sophisticated scanning and staring sensors that will deliver enhanced infrared sensitivity and a reduction in area revisit times over the current constellation. The scanning sensor will provide a wide area surveillance of missile launches and natural phenomena across the earth, while the staring sensor will be tasked to observe smaller areas of interest with enhanced sensitivity.

“SBIRS GEO-1 will usher in a new era of critical missile warning capabilities vital to our national security, and we are focused on delivering mission success for the warfighter,” said Jeff Smith, Lockheed Martin’s vice president and SBIRS program director. “The dedication, talent and integrity of the entire SBIRS team has been remarkable, and this launch will be a testament to every individual who has supported this vitally important program.”

The SBIRS team is led by the Infrared Space Systems Directorate at the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center. Lockheed Martin is the SBIRS prime contractor, with Northrop Grumman as the payload integrator. Air Force Space Command operates the SBIRS system.

Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., Lockheed Martin is a global security company that employs about 126,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services. The Corporation's 2010 sales from continuing operations were $45.8 billion.

Note to Editors:

The SBIRS GEO-1 launch will be broadcast live beginning at 1:54 p.m. EDT (20 minutes prior to launch) and will conclude approximately 45 minutes following launch.